DODGERS 6, CUBS 4: Yasiel Puig leads the way for Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig runs the bases after hitting a solo home run in the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs' power display wasn't enough to slow down Yasiel Puig and the Dodgers.

Puig hit a long home run and scored two runs to lead the Dodgers to a 6-4 win over the Cubs on Thursday.

Chicago got a pair of solo home runs from both Anthony Rizzo and Junior Lake, but the Cubs still dropped their fourth game in five.

Rizzo and Lake had four of Chicago's five hits against the Dodgers, who improved to 11-2 since the All-Star break.

"Obviously we had four solo home runs by two people," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "It's nice to see Laker come back and obviously hit two home runs after having a tough little week. Rizzo, obviously, starting to swing the bat a little better and swinging the bat really well so far on this homestand."

The Cubs took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first on back-to-back solo homers from Lake and Rizzo off Dodgers starter Ricky Nolasco (7-9).

The Dodgers tied it in the top of the third inning on a two-run double by Hanley Ramirez, scoring Puig and Adrian Gonzalez.

The Cubs reclaimed a 3-2 lead in the bottom half on another solo homer by Lake, but Los Angeles scored three times in the sixth to take a 5-3 lead.

Following a sacrifice bunt by eighth-place hitter Tim Federowicz, Jerry Hairston Jr. pinch hit for Nolasco and had a two-run single off reliever Michael Bowden to give the Dodgers a 4-3 lead.

One out later, Puig doubled to send runners to second and third and Gonzalez dropped a soft liner into center to make it 5-3.

Cubs center fielder David DeJesus threw out Puig at the plate with a perfect one-hop throw.

Rizzo connected for his second homer in the eighth, but Puig hit his 11th homer in the ninth to provide the final margin.

Kenley Jansen struck out the side to earn his 15th save after Nolasco pitched five innings and allowed three runs on a day the Dodgers didn't get into their hotel until 7:30 a.m.

"It was a win. That's what I like. It was a little bit of a battle," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "At the end of the day, if you get a win on a day like this. ... I thought the boys pushed it pretty good."

Cubs starter Chris Rusin (1-1) was sharp in the fourth and fifth innings, but appeared to get tired in the sixth. He was pulled after allowing a single and a walk to the first two batters.